Life

Metr. Spyridon (Trantelis) was born in Thessalonica, Greece in 1926. After completing his studies in theology, he was tonsured a monk and then entered the Holy Orders when he was ordained a deacon in 1952. Later that year he was ordained a priest. He served as abbot of the Monastery of St. Theodora in Thessalonica.

In 1967, Father Spyridon was elected to the episcopate by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and was consecrated the metropolitan of the Metropolis of Langada.